Athletic

August 11, 2024
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Athletic, School Athletics

Trinity College sportsmen presented Colours and ‘Lion’

Trinity College sportsmen received Colours and ‘Lion’ for their individual sports during their second term at the college hall recently. Rugby player, weightlifter, boxer, and former senior prefect Abidh...

August 11, 2024
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Athletic, International Athletics

USA achieve relay golds

The United States have won their eighth successive Olympic women’s 4×400-metre relay crown to clinch the country’s 14th track and field gold medal of the Paris Games. A star-studded...

August 11, 2024
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Athletic, International Athletics

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon victories 1500-metre final for record third Olympic gold

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon made history after becoming the first woman to win three successive Olympic 1,500-metre gold medals with a superb display of middle-distance running. The 30-year-old 2016 and 2020 champion...

August 9, 2024
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Athletic, International Athletics

Sydney McLaughlin-Leverone shatters World Record to victory women’s 400m hurdle gold

The American, who celebrated her 25th birthday on 7 August, ran a blisteringly fast race to victory the Olympic Games Paris 2024 women’s 400m hurdles gold medal in a new...

August 9, 2024
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Athletic, International Athletics

Nadeem victories Olympic javelin gold in historic first for Pakistan

Arshad Nadeem gained gold in the Olympic men’s javelin on Thursday, beating defending champion Neeraj Chopra of India to clinch Pakistan’s first Olympic medal in athletics. Nadeem threw his...

August 9, 2024
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Athletic, National Athletics

Dilhani make safe 32nd place in javelin throw

Sri Lanka’s Dilhani Lekamge finished 16th out of 16 competitors in the Women’s javelin throw Group ‘A’ Qualification round of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France yesterday. The...

August 8, 2024
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Athletic, International Athletics

Sri Lanka targets at least three Medals at Paralympics

Sri Lanka likely to get at least three medals at the Paralympics Games which will be held from August 28 to September 8 in Paris, France. This time our...

August 8, 2024
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Athletic, International Athletics

Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo sounds off warning call with win over Noah Lyles in 200m semis; protecting champion Andre De Grasse out

Noah Lyles’ pathway to the rare Olympic sprint double at Paris 2024 will not be easy. Wednesday (7 August) evening, the newly-minted “fastest man in the world” finished runner-up to...

August 7, 2024
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Athletic, International Athletics

Duplantis breaks pole vault world record on way to gold

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis set a new world record of 6.25m subsequently winning gold in the men’s pole vault. The 24-year-old, who had protected successive Olympic titles by clearing six...

August 7, 2024
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Athletic, International Athletics, National Athletics

Darshana disqualified for lane contravention

Sri Lanka’s Aruna Darshana ended his campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games when he was disqualified for a lane infringement after finishing fifth in the Men’s 400m second...

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